suffrage
Significat (Anglès)
- (uncountable, usually) The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.
- (US, uncountable, usually) The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.
- (countable, usually) A vote in deciding a particular question.
- (countable, usually) A prayer, for example a prayer offered for the faithful dead.
- (countable, usually) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.
- (uncountable, usually) Aid, intercession.
- (uncountable, usually) Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.
Conceptes
Sinònims
right to vote
voting right
eligibility for election
voting rights
the right to vote
vote teller
Traduccions
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈsʌfɹɪd͡ʒ/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Middle English suffrage (“prayers or pleas on behalf of another”), from Old French, from Medieval Latin suffragium, from Latin suffragium (“support, vote, right of voting”). The sense of "vote" or "right to vote" was directly derived from classical Latin.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Comença a aprendre anglès amb learnfeliz .
Practica parlar i memoritzar " suffrage " i moltes altres paraules i frases a anglès .